The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1887-11-24
NUGGETS.
Grains of Pure Gold Raked Out Of the
Dust.

President Cleveland's Thanksgiving
will not be the less heartfelt because he
has no son-in-law.
Mr.. Carter, Hawaiian Minister at
Washington, has son on the Yale
University football team.
The young English woman who
figured in the Valentine Baker affair is
still alive and unmarried.
Herbert Spencer is fond of lawn ten
mis-. He wields racquet skillfully, and
finds great refreshment in the game.
1t is considered somewhat remarka-
bic that Governor Oglesby, of Illinois,
has not even been mentioned" for the
Presidency.
Robert Manchester is perhaps the
Oldest song-and-dance man on the
American stage. He is worth more
than $4,000.
Mrs. Logan has returned to Washing
ton with the intention of remaining
there some time. She is looking ex-
tremely well.
Secretary and Mrs. Lamar will go to
Macon, Ga, about the middle of next
month and will spend the Christmas
holidays there.
1t is said that Jay Gould may take
his yacht to India during the winter.
Does he pine for a little fun at the
expense of the Bombay Railroad?
Ex-Governor Curtin, of Pennsylvania,
has recovered the gold watch which
was stolen from him during the Consti-
tutiOnal celebration at Philadelphia.
The Chicago Board of Education has
decided to name one of the new public
schools in that city "the Washburne
School" in honor of the late L. b.
Washbune.
King Milan Of Servia is writing his
tory of his campaign against ex- Prince
Alexander of Bulgaria. Alexander
will doubtless retaliate. The outlook is
not pleasant.
The Oldest man in Albany, n. Y, is
Zanty Bleeker, He says els 237 years
old, but this is probably an exaggeration.
However, he is undoubtedly the male
"She' of the State capital.
Thomas w. Cantwell, of Albany, has
presented Governor Hill with bust of
Charles Stewart Parnell. 1t is a finely
executed piece of work and has been
placed in a prominent position in the
Executive Mansion at Albany.
Mr.. Gladstone is feeling the effects of
the remarkably cold and wet weather
in England. His throat and bronchial
tubes are his weakest spots, and it is
said that he will soon go to the South of
France, as he did in January, 1883.
The county of Kern, New, recently
ordered the erection of jail at Delana,
and by mistake it was built by land
owned by Mrs. Fitzsimmons. The lady
Immediately moved into what she nat
urally claims as improvements on her
land, and was holding the fort at last
| accounts.
A couple of gentlemen in Carlisle,
Pa, got into political argument and
made bet. One put up Sl2 and the
other staked his watch against the sum.
A stranger was asked to hold the stakes.
The citizens, however, neglected to hold
the stranger, who got safely away with
both money and watch.
On one of the walls of Herr Most's
dynamite newspaper Office hangs a glo-
rifying picture Of G. a. Dana. 1t is
quite evident that Most knows the kind
of men to lavish his appreciation on in
this country. The ow-feeling of the
enemies of society is not bounded by
nationality OR language.
Dr.. A. Meyer, of Lepisic, has succeed
ed in reaching the summit of the Kibo
peak, in Africa-a feat which several
travellers have previously attempted
without success. 1t took him six days
to make the ascent. The mountain is
an extinct volcano. DR.. Meyer esti-
mates that tits 10000 feet high.
Pascal Porter, the Indiana "boy
preacher" is only II years of age and
rather dull looking. He is q plain
country boy with little orno education,
yet in his lectures and sermons he uses
language equal to that of the most cul-
tured orators of the day. He displays
a wonderful knowledge of the Scrip
lures and uses sound logic.
w. S. Gilbert, the famous English
librettist, has curious habit when he
is writing his comic operas. While at
his desk he turns from his writing to
sketch caricatures. The quaint pic.
lures he produces invigorate his mag
NATIVE powers and often suggest new
and striking trains of thought which
have important effects on his libretto
The Lief Ericsson enthusiasts in
Boston have made remarkable discov-
cry. They say that the Roman Catho-
lie Church suppressed the fact that
Lief had reached America because he
was Protestant. Columbus being a
Catholic, was allowed to make his ia.
nous voyage in ignorance of Ericsson's
success Oh, Boston, Bostonl what will
you do next2
President Seelye, of Smith College
Northampton, Mass, is considered by
many people the most polished and
eloquent pulpit orator in New England
His voice has somewhat failed him OF